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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
Jonathan Zucchetti
The Best Commander From Every Year of the 2000s
With 2025 drawing to a close, let's take a look back at this quarter century and pick out the best commanders from each year.
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Sinister Gnarlbark
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Big Game Hunter
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Bone Shredder
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Cadaver Imp
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Clattering Augur
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Carrion Feeder
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
72%synergy
Viscera Seer
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
67%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Blood Artist
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Jet Medallion
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Grim Haruspex
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Creatures
Pawn of Ulamog
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Blood Pet
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Novice Occultist
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Skullport Merchant
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Skyscanner
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Shambling Ghast
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Tattered Mummy
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Burglar Rat
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Nezumi Informant
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Nether Traitor
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Warren Soultrader
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Wriggling Grub
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Infestation Sage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-27%synergy
Harvester of Souls
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Ghast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
Virus Beetle
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Mindless Automaton
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Leaden Myr
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Hecteyes
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Plague Myr
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Woe Strider
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Shadowborn Apostle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Fume Spitter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Coretapper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Reaper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Scarecrone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Tragic Slip
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-33%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Body Count
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Force of Despair
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Unnatural Endurance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Victimize
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Eaten Alive
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Bone Shards
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Plea
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Worthy Cost
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Final Vengeance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Bone Splinters
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Reprocess
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Living End
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-31%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-28%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Skullclamp
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Mithril Coat
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Genesis Chamber
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Thrumming Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Champion's Helm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Box
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Black Market
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Dark Privilege
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Gift of Doom
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Rites
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Attrition
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Teval's Judgment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Greed
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Soul Enervation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Soul Channeling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blood Funnel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
No Rest for the Wicked
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Buried Ruin
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Witch's Cottage
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Westvale Abbey
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Mortuary Mire
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
War Room
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
High Market
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Arch of Orazca
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mishra's Factory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mutavault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Opal Palace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
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